unison

  • 21unison — n. & adj. n. 1 Mus. a coincidence in pitch of sounds or notes. b this regarded as an interval. 2 Mus. a combination of voices or instruments at the same pitch or at pitches differing by one or more octaves (sang in unison). 3 agreement, concord… …

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  • 22UNISON — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Unison (homonymie). UNISON est le plus grand syndicat professionnel du Royaume Uni, avec plus de 1.3 million de membres. Il s est formé en 1993 lorsque trois anciens syndicats professionnels du secteur public, le …

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  • 23unison — u|ni|son [ junısən ] noun uncount a section of music where the singers or players all perform the same note or notes that are an OCTAVE apart in unison 1. ) together or at the same time: The audience were clapping and stamping in unison. 2. ) in… …

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  • 24Unison — Unisión Álbum de estudio de Céline Dion Publicación 26 de marzo de 1990 …

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  • 25unisón — ► adjetivo Que tiene el mismo sonido que otra cosa. SINÓNIMO unísono * * * unisón adj. Unísono. * * * unisón. adj. Que tiene el mismo sonido que otra cosa …

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  • 26unison — n. in unison with * * * [ juːnɪs(ə)n] in unison with …

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  • 27unison — [16] Unison originated as a musical term, denoting ‘of the same sound’. It comes via Old French unison from late Latin ūnisonus, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and sonus ‘sound’ (source of English sound). The metaphorical sense… …

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  • 28unison — [16] Unison originated as a musical term, denoting ‘of the same sound’. It comes via Old French unison from late Latin ūnisonus, a compound adjective formed from ūnus ‘one’ and sonus ‘sound’ (source of English sound). The metaphorical sense… …

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  • 29unison — noun Etymology: Middle English unisoun, from Middle French unisson, from Medieval Latin unisonus having the same sound, from Latin uni + sonus sound more at sound Date: 15th century 1. a. identity in musical pitch; specifically the interval of a… …

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  • 30unison — noun a) The state of being together, in harmony, at the same time, as one, synchronized. Everyone moved in unison, but the sudden change in weight distribution capsized the boat. b) The simultaneous playing of an identical note more than once …

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